SC1 London Life Sciences Innovation District

We are delighted to announce that King’s has ranked in the top 2% of global universities and 6th in the UK in recognition of the University’s environmental and social impact in the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. 🎉 Professor Rachel Mills, Senior Vice President (Academic) and Executive Sponsor of the King’s Climate & Sustainability Initiative, commented on the rankings: “At King’s, we serve society by enabling change within our community and across the globe. We are proud that our efforts have been recognised by the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, where we are ranked as a top university for impact across the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This is a testament to the dedication of our community of students, staff, alumni and partners, who share a determination to make the world a better place.” Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eyuZ2_rZ

We are delighted to announce that Professor Graham Lord has been appointed as Senior Vice President (Health & Life Sciences) and Executive Director of King's Health Partners (KHP).   A leading clinician-scientist, Professor Lord is currently the Vice-President and Dean of The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. He is also an Honorary Consultant Transplant Nephrologist at Manchester NHS Foundation Trust and Executive Director of the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre.   Professor Graham Lord said: “Healthcare systems across the world are under enormous and increasing pressure. I am convinced that by aligning the strategic direction of all of our partners, we can identify key actions to deliver high quality health and care, driven by research and innovation, in a sustainable way. This would not only be transformational for London and the UK, but also have significant international impact.”   Professor Lord’s distinguished health and leadership background and passion for academic healthcare ecosystems will be invaluable in supporting us to realise the unrivalled possibilities for better health that lie across our healthcare, discovery and innovation ecosystem.   Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e9ux9s2d

Launch of NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health | Tuesday 11 June (12.00 - 4.00pm) | London Institute for Healthcare Engineering | Further information and registration: https://lnkd.in/erbXJGiz *** Part of Ageing Research at King's College London (ARK-AI) Events | Further information from the organisers: The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health | This new HealthTech Research Centre will tap into the best available technology to build important new tools that will help us deliver new treatments, better ways of diagnosing dementia and early cognitive impairment and improved care. The Centre is hosted by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and led by Prof Dag Aarsland, Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Academic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and lead consultant for the South London and Maudsley Remote Brain Health Clinic, together with Prof Clive Ballard at University of Exeter Medical School. The Centre's goal is to improve the brain health of older people through better treatment and support, helping people to live longer, healthier lives. Through this centre, we will be working with group of brain-health researchers working at the leading edge of brain health research, including doctors, scientists, digital developers, statisticians and social care researchers. We work with a large group of older adults, including people from a range of ethnicities, ages, locations and backgrounds to make sure our research truly listens to the voice of people affected by brain health and ageing. The HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health is funded thorough a £2.9m grant from NIHR to aid diagnosis and treatment of dementia. We also have a large group of organisations from industry who will advise on our research and provide cutting-edge technology and know-how to ensure our work is at the forefront of brain health research and clinical translation. The Centre will be collaborating with Ageing Research at King’s (ARK), King's Entrepreneurship Institute Maudsley Digital Lab, Maudsley Enterprise, SETsquared Exeter, Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), Health Innovation Network South London, London Institute for Healthcare Engineering, Community Ageing Research across Ethnicities Network, Roche Diagnostics, GE HealthCare and Novo Nordisk. cc Irem Patel Rachna Chowla Sebastien Ourselin FREng FMedSci Catherine French Claire Mallinson Olivia Lerche Rishi Das-Gupta Natasha Curran Anna King SC1 London Life Sciences Innovation District

It was a pleasure to host the NYC Builds Bio+ visit to the partners of SC1 London Life Sciences Innovation District today. Thank you to Nicolas Huber and the team at the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering for hosting, and to Christopher French for the inspirational visit to the Health Foundry. The delegates hosted by Nancy J Kelley, Ryan Matenchuk and colleagues explored breadth and diversity of innovation in health and life sciences in London. Thank you to colleagues and partners in London Borough of Lambeth Southwark Council Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation King's College London Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust King's Health Partners for supporting - Peter Ward Matthew Blades Danny Edwards Sandra Ryan Neil Kirby

SC1 is thrilled to be part of this initiative, building transatlantic partnerships.

Great to have the exceptional elements of our MedTech Innovation Hub at Westminster Bridge come to life to better serve patients and innovators. #ReiamginingInnivationAndHealthEquity

Proud to have Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation as one of the founding partners of SC1 London Life Sciences Innovation District . Their commitment to healthy equity has been long-standing and continues to grow. #SC1 #ReimaginingInnovationAndHealthEquity

Want to know some of the stuff we've been up to in Population Health & Equity in south east London... ? Check this out for a summary....https://lnkd.in/ejSaybgF

A great way to start the new year with another phenomenal addition to our established MedTech Hub at Westminster Bridge Campus. It’s al about public private partnerships in solving complex health care problems. #ReimagingInnovationAndHealthEquity

The opening of The Pears Maudsley Centre in our Mind & Body Hub at Denmark Hill Campus reflects our commitment and leadership for transformative innovation for mental health and neuroscience! South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust King's College London Maudsley Charity